79Prevention of excessive consumption of alcohol

79 Prevention of excessive consumption of alcohol

79 Prevention of excessive consumption of alcohol

(1) An approved seller must not permit—

(a) intoxication, or

(b) any indecent, violent or quarrelsome conduct,

on approved premises.

Maximum penalty—50 penalty units.

(2) An approved seller must not, on approved premises, sell or supply liquor to an intoxicated person.

Maximum penalty—50 penalty units.

(3) If an intoxicated person is on approved premises, the approved seller is taken to have permitted intoxication on those premises unless the approved seller proves—

(a) that the approved seller took all relevant steps or all other reasonable steps to prevent intoxication on the premises, or

(b) that the intoxicated person did not consume alcohol on the premises.

(4) For the purposes of subclause (3) (a), the following are the relevant steps—

(a) asked the intoxicated person to leave the premises,

(b) contacted, or attempted to contact, a police officer for assistance in removing the person from the premises,

(c) refused to serve the person any alcohol after becoming aware that the person was intoxicated.